The A.C. “MAYAQUI SARTASIÑANI” group began its 11th cycle with Pro Mujer in the area of the province of Germán Busch. They have 11 members and a board of directors headed by Agustina. The businesses of the members of the communal bank are varied and among them are sweaters, selling clothing, neighborhood grocery, ice cream shop, seamstress, plumbing, handicrafts of blankets and scarves, food sales, and shoe sales.

Agustina says that she has been working with Pro Mujer for 4 years and that she joined the bank at the invitation of neighbors. Currently she has a hardware store and has been working for some years, learning the business from her husband.

The loan that she is asking for now will be used to increase her capital, to buy tools, that will bring people to her store, so she can sell the tools in her business. This form of work permits her to generate income to support her family as she lives in a partnership and has 4 children. When asked what she likes about Pro Mujer, she says she likes the discussions of health.

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This is a Group Loan

In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.

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